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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Timor Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
238
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
238
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
192
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
192
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
179
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
89
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
84
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
77
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Timor Sea
3 Families width 16 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Timor Sea
13 Genera with 16 Species
Achaeus Leach, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Holthuija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Timor Sea
16 Species
Achaeus akanensis Sakai, 1937
Holthuija poorei Ng & De Forges, 2015
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus auctus Rathbun, 1916
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Platymaia mindirra Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tylocarcinus dumerilii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Timor Sea
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Majoidea at artfakta.se
Majoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Majoidea at dyntaxa.se
Majoidea at itis.gov
Majoidea at marinespecies.org